Arabic News Weekly Edition for Egypt, 2/16/2004
Weekly Edition, Egypt - Week of February 16, 2004
- Egypt's custom duties exemption for imports from EU
The government has decided to put into effect measures to gradually cancel customs duties imposed on industrial commodities imported from the European Union (EU) according to the Egypt-EU partnership Agreement. Egypt-European Union, Economics, 2/21/2004 - Lebanese FM arrives in Cairo Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 2/21/2004
- Romania requests purchase of Egyptian natural gas Egypt-Romania, Economics, 2/21/2004
- ICRC praises Mrs Mubarak's efforts Egypt, Local, 2/21/2004
- Cairo hosts Arab theatre festival Egypt-Regional, Local, 2/21/2004
- Egyptian authorities ban Muslim brothers leading figure from travel
The Egyptian human rights organization yesterday ( Thursday) condemned preventing the assistant secretary general of the physicians association, Issam al-Aryan, who is a key figure in the Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brothers) group from traveling to Beirut on Monday, where he was presumed to take part in the seminar on the relations between the Islamic world and Europe. Egypt, Politics, 2/20/2004 - Maher stresses the return back of relations with Tehran, shortly
The Egyptian Foreign minister Ahmed Maher announced that there is an agreement, principally to restore back diplomatic relations between Egypt and Iran to their normal position, shortly. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 2/20/2004 - Maher to sign Agadir agreement Egypt-Regional, Economics, 2/20/2004
- Al-Baz to reporters in Abu Dhabi: Mubarak, Zayed share identical viewpoints United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Politics, 2/19/2004
- Syrian- Egyptian cooperation in immigrants relating issues Syria-Egypt, Politics, 2/19/2004
- Khatami is keen to visit Cairo, deliver al-Azhar sermon
The Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher has disclosed that the Iranian President Muhammad Khatami is eager to visit Cairo and deliver a speech at al-Azhar mosque. Egypt-Iran, Politics, 2/19/2004 - Egypt, Morocco to beef up trade exchange, investments
The Egyptian-Moroccan Chamber of Commerce has called for the acceleration of setting up an Egyptian-Moroccan joint bank to materialize trade exchange volume increase. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 2/19/2004 - Al-Baz calls for reviving peace talks on the Syrian track
Egypt on Wednesday called for reviving the peace process on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks, saying Syria has expressed readiness for the resumption of the process on the basis of the UN resolutions 242 and 338 and the land-for-peace principle. Egypt-Syria, Politics, 2/19/2004 - One Egyptian killed, one wounded by Israeli bullets
The Israeli police said that police members killed one Egyptian weapons smugglers and wounded another yesterday in Negev where they sneaked from Egypt. Egypt-Israel, Politics, 2/19/2004 - Azhar University branch opens in Thailand in September Egypt-Thailand, Local, 2/19/2004
- Luxor's west bank to become a protected area Egypt, Environment, 2/19/2004
- Organizations boycott the Egyptian national council for human rights
Some 15 human rights organizations said they will not cooperate with the new national council for Human rights in Egypt, considering that it does not enjoy credibility under the emergency law enacted in Egypt since 23 years. Egypt, Politics, 2/18/2004 - Sheikh Zayed confers with Mubarak United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Politics, 2/18/2004
- Cabinet approves draft laws on family court, nationality
The Egyptian Cabinet approved today a final draft for the law on family court in preparation to referring it to President Hosni Mubarak and then to the Shura Council and People's Assembly. Egypt, Politics, 2/17/2004 - Students of the AUC demonstrate against Israeli Practices Egypt-Israel, Politics, 2/17/2004
- Mubarak, Zayed meet in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates-Egypt, Politics, 2/16/2004
- Mubarak meets Qabous marking the beginning of a Gulf tour
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak yesterday arrived in Oman where he had started talks with Sultan Qaboos Bin Said over several Arab and international issues. This is in the context of a Gulf tour. Egypt-Oman, Politics, 2/16/2004 - An Egyptian party calls for Pharoes revival
The Egyptian party affairs committee on Saturday received documents providing for establishing a new controversial party called for Pharoses in Egypt and splitting it from the Arab and Islamic nation. Egypt, Politics, 2/16/2004 - Amawy: Protecting Arab system, nationalism priority Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/16/2004
- Egypt to provide Lebanon with energy Egypt-Lebanon, Economics, 2/16/2004
- Egypt, South Africa to discuss FTA Egypt-South Africa, Politics, 2/16/2004